alderperson

English

alderperson (plural alderpersons or alderpeople)

(uncommon) An alderman of any gender; a member of a city council.
- 1992 February 14, Maryanne Burgess, “Re: Respect”, in Chicago Reader‎:
  That is the problem with Dorothy's Third Ward, all these years she has been alderperson she has not made any deals to better that pigsty.
- 2007 August 24, Mike Koskiewicz, “On Taxes and TIF Spending”, in Chicago Reader‎:
  With Daley's iron grip and his loyal band of alderpeople, he will continue to ride roughshod over what appears to be a very complacent Chicago populace.

“alderperson”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
“alderperson”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“alderperson”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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